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Human Phys Prefixes
prefixes for physiology & anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, lack of, deficient |
| ab | away from |
| ad, af | to, toward |
| alb | white |
| alveol | cavity, socket |
| andro | male, masculine |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| bas | base, foundation |
| bi | two, double |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| cirrh | yellow |
| co, con | together, with |
| contra | against, opposite |
| crypt | hidden, concealed |
| cyano | blue |
| de | down, from |
| demi | half |
| di, diplo | two |
| dis | separation |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| e, ec, ef | out from, out of |
| ecto, exo | outside |
| em, en | in, on |
| end, endo | within, inside |
| epi | upon, on, above |
| eu | good, easy, normal |
| ex, exo | outside, beyond |
| extra | outside, beyond, in addition to |
| fore | before, in front of |
| gen | originate, produce, form |
| gingiv | gum |
| hemi | half |
| hetero, heter | other, different |
| homo, homeo | same |
| hyper | over, above, excessive |
| hypo | under, beneath, deficient |
| in, im | in, inside |
| infra | beneath |
| inter | among, between |
| intra | within, inside |
| ipsi | same |
| iso | equal, like |
| juxta | near to |
| later | side |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad, abnormal |
| medi, meso | middle |
| mega, megalo | great, large |
| melan | black |
| meta | after, beyond |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| neo | new |
| oligo | small, few |
| ortho | straight, normal |
| para | near, beyond, beside |
| peri | around |
| poly | much, many, too many |
| post | after, beyond |
| pre, pro | before, in front of |
| pseudo | false |
| retro | backward, behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | under, beneath, below |
| super | above, beyond |
| supra | above, over |
| sym, syn | with, together |
| tachy | rapid |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |